It's Saturday night and I'm at work covering my co-worker who took the night off. Let's hope for a quiet night, OK? My certified pre-owned laptop from Dell Financial Services arrived via FedEx today, so getting it up and running should keep me occupied most of the night.
I spent most of the day doing stuff I usually do on Sundays. Tomorrow I'll probably be lunching in Festus with the parents and bro/sis-in-law, as tomorrow is my bro's birthday. Then tomorrow night is the big Super Bowl and I'll be partying with some friends from church all night. Thus I won't be cleaning house and Dierbergs-ing. I gave the house a good cleanining (even scrubbed the tub, Mom!) and gave the dog two good walkings.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Mr. Blago Goes Home...
You know they really don't like you when they vote to evict you and your extravagant coif out of the governorship THEN they take another vote to tell you to LEAVE HERE AND NEVER COME BACK.
He either really did do what he's accused of and is just off his rocker or he actually didn't do it and there's more to the story then we're being told.
Rod Blagojevich removed from office by unanimous vote of Illinois Senate
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Snow Day...
The official snowfall measurement in my backyard.
Chili-dog kept a lookout for suspicious dogs.
She's a real Messy Marvin when it comes to snow-eating.I had the day off today so I scheduled an afternoon play-date with niece Lydia:
I was pleased to see her wearing the shirt I got her for Christmas!Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A Truly Bad Idea...
on the occasion of this snow day in St. Louis, I present the following YouToob goodness:
Saturday, January 24, 2009
We Are The Champions...
of the Our Little Haven benefit trivia night. My table took first place out of 68 tables! We decided to donate the $400 prize back to OLH. My shining moment occurred when I was the only one at my table that somehow knew that Lori Chalupny was the St. Louisan who won a gold medal in last summer's Olympics (as a member of the U.S. women's soccer team.)
Categories were: sports movies, TV theme songs, presidential inaugurations, "The Office", battle of the sexes, are you smarter than a 5th grader, famous st. louisans, before they were stars, events of the year 1993 (when OLH was founded), and one other that I can't recall at this late hour.
Categories were: sports movies, TV theme songs, presidential inaugurations, "The Office", battle of the sexes, are you smarter than a 5th grader, famous st. louisans, before they were stars, events of the year 1993 (when OLH was founded), and one other that I can't recall at this late hour.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sunday Night...
- So yeah, I did my first-ever guest blog post yesterday for my pal Ben, who has been mission-tripping in Haiti since Wednesday. Ben's all about the awesome and I blogged about our awesome outdoors. My pal Katie's guest blog post was awesome, as well!
- So yeah, Garrison Keillor really did write a song about Thursday afternoon's USAir Flight 1549 excitement. He performed it on last night's Prairie Home Companion show. Lyrics and streaming audio are here. (The audio only works in the IE browser.)
- Speaking of USAir Flight 1549, gotta hand it to the pilot and his crew. The guy made the best of what could have been abject tragedy. He put that plane right down in the cold Hudson river and everybody on board lived to tell the story. I think I'll read the passenger safety card a little more closely from now on.
- I'm planning a little mini-vacation at the end of February. A friend of mine is getting married down in Orlando, Florida and he has invited me to attend. My dad's youngest brother and his wife live in the area so I'll happily fly in for a couple of days.
- So yeah, the Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix-Glendale/Arizona Cardinals really are the NFC Champions. Ain't it funny the way things work out? The best team in the NFC's worst division is going to the Super Bowl. With a 37-year old QB at the helm. I feel happy for Kurt Warner. God's giving him another shot at glory after so many years of struggle following his previous triumph with the Rams. I loved seeing old Bill Bidwill hoist that trophy - gotta believe there was some gnashing of teeth among the old-guard civic leaders in St. Louis.
- Speaking of the Rams, they have apparently gotten the Man they wanted as their next coach. Many fans despaired when word got out that long-shot candidate Jason Garrett of the Cowboys had flown into town for a second interview Friday night. Less than 24 hours later, word leaked out that Steve Spagnuolo of the Giants would be the new coach and Garrett was quickly hustled out of town.
- Chili-dog is really gassy lately. She just is. I'll be sitting here and she'll be sitting here and suddenly she just spouts off. I'm going to try her on plain low-fat yogurt this week. The live cultures in the yogurt are said to be the best remedy for the bad bacteria that causes the gas.
- I did get over to Simpson County Park yesterday for a nice afternoon walk with the dog.
- Not much else happening 'round here lately. The temperature did bottom out right on schedule, right in the heart of January. I felt really great about that because, well, I like it when things happen when they should. It should be really, really cold in the the middle of January in the middle of America. Work's been a little crazy lately. The most recent round of layoffs within my parent company have resulted in the outsourcing of our sister publication's tech support to my company's tech support of which I am part. That will mean more work once we figure out how we're going to do it.
- A new work week starts tomorrow, folks...let's make it a good one.
- So yeah, Garrison Keillor really did write a song about Thursday afternoon's USAir Flight 1549 excitement. He performed it on last night's Prairie Home Companion show. Lyrics and streaming audio are here. (The audio only works in the IE browser.)
- Speaking of USAir Flight 1549, gotta hand it to the pilot and his crew. The guy made the best of what could have been abject tragedy. He put that plane right down in the cold Hudson river and everybody on board lived to tell the story. I think I'll read the passenger safety card a little more closely from now on.
- I'm planning a little mini-vacation at the end of February. A friend of mine is getting married down in Orlando, Florida and he has invited me to attend. My dad's youngest brother and his wife live in the area so I'll happily fly in for a couple of days.
- So yeah, the Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix-Glendale/Arizona Cardinals really are the NFC Champions. Ain't it funny the way things work out? The best team in the NFC's worst division is going to the Super Bowl. With a 37-year old QB at the helm. I feel happy for Kurt Warner. God's giving him another shot at glory after so many years of struggle following his previous triumph with the Rams. I loved seeing old Bill Bidwill hoist that trophy - gotta believe there was some gnashing of teeth among the old-guard civic leaders in St. Louis.
- Speaking of the Rams, they have apparently gotten the Man they wanted as their next coach. Many fans despaired when word got out that long-shot candidate Jason Garrett of the Cowboys had flown into town for a second interview Friday night. Less than 24 hours later, word leaked out that Steve Spagnuolo of the Giants would be the new coach and Garrett was quickly hustled out of town.
- Chili-dog is really gassy lately. She just is. I'll be sitting here and she'll be sitting here and suddenly she just spouts off. I'm going to try her on plain low-fat yogurt this week. The live cultures in the yogurt are said to be the best remedy for the bad bacteria that causes the gas.
- I did get over to Simpson County Park yesterday for a nice afternoon walk with the dog.
- Not much else happening 'round here lately. The temperature did bottom out right on schedule, right in the heart of January. I felt really great about that because, well, I like it when things happen when they should. It should be really, really cold in the the middle of January in the middle of America. Work's been a little crazy lately. The most recent round of layoffs within my parent company have resulted in the outsourcing of our sister publication's tech support to my company's tech support of which I am part. That will mean more work once we figure out how we're going to do it.
- A new work week starts tomorrow, folks...let's make it a good one.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Crisis Averted...
This is one of the two strips of metal strapping that attached my garage door opener to the ceiling of my garage. I was headed out to the YMCA tonight when I found that my garage door opener wouldn't open all the way. I flipped on the light and found the opener hanging precariously from just one metal strip, directly over my car. The other strip had finally given out, after at least 8 years (that broken end is where it was attached to the ceiling). I grabbed a ladder and managed to get it re-attached (with some silent prayer, thank you God!). This is when you're glad to have a Home Depot less than a mile from your house and that it's open late. I got the door opened and zipped over to buy a new strip of metal. Now it's bolted back in place securely and I am much relieved.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Phoenix Rising...
33-13....just like that the Phoenix Cardinals are in the NFC Championship game. The Phoenix Cardinals who hadn't won a game in the Eastern Time Zone in forever.
So who'd have thought one of the teams in the championship game would come out of the NFC West?
I would say Kurt Warner's must have gotten his second wind, but he's on his 4th or 5th wind by now. Your team's never out of it when a Godly man is your QB, folks.
So who'd have thought one of the teams in the championship game would come out of the NFC West?
I would say Kurt Warner's must have gotten his second wind, but he's on his 4th or 5th wind by now. Your team's never out of it when a Godly man is your QB, folks.
Friday, January 09, 2009
The Beauty Of The GMAC Bowl...
From Jeff Gordon's Tipsheet blog on STLtoday.com:
Count Texas coach Mack Brown among those wondering if America needs so many bowl games.
“It is an exciting time,” Brown told The Dallas Morning News. “I see 7-5 teams throwing Gatorade on their coach.
“At Texas if we were 7-5 they would be throwing something on me, but it wouldn’t be Gatorade, I will tell you that.”
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The Part Where You Let Go...
- I really like these lyrics. They're likely a conversation between two people (lovers?) but it could easily be a conversation between God and mortal man...
(as performed by Hem on "Home Again, Home Again")
When the rain breaks the road
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
To your last good day?
When the stone breaks the wheel
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
Til the stone rolls away?
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And tumbling out of a window
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you?
When the sun leaves the field
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
To the last sweet light?
When the flame leaves your eyes
I still see you there
I still see you there
On your darkest night.
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And sinking under a shadow
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you now?
As your hand's breaking free
I am holding on
I am holding on
As you've held on to me
And I don't know
Is this the part where we let go?
Tumbling out of a window
Is this the part you're there for me?
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And sinking under a shadow
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you?
You find out I'm there for you
You find out I'm there for you
"The Part Where You Let Go" ©2007 Dan Messé/Universal Polygram International
(as performed by Hem on "Home Again, Home Again")
When the rain breaks the road
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
To your last good day?
When the stone breaks the wheel
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
Til the stone rolls away?
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And tumbling out of a window
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you?
When the sun leaves the field
Are you holding on
Are you holding on
To the last sweet light?
When the flame leaves your eyes
I still see you there
I still see you there
On your darkest night.
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And sinking under a shadow
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you now?
As your hand's breaking free
I am holding on
I am holding on
As you've held on to me
And I don't know
Is this the part where we let go?
Tumbling out of a window
Is this the part you're there for me?
And I don't know
Is this the part where you let go?
And sinking under a shadow
Is this the part where you find out
I'm there for you?
You find out I'm there for you
You find out I'm there for you
"The Part Where You Let Go" ©2007 Dan Messé/Universal Polygram International
Defense? What Defense?
Local NCAA D-III school Fontbonne University played a home basketball game against Grinnell College (of Grinnell, Iowa) last evening. The game sort of got out of hand, as this quote from the Des Moines Register story attests:
"Grinnell set a school record with 163 points on Monday night, beating the previous best of 160 established against Martin Luther College in 2002. The Pioneers beat Fontbonne 163-145."
Yeah!
"Grinnell set a school record with 163 points on Monday night, beating the previous best of 160 established against Martin Luther College in 2002. The Pioneers beat Fontbonne 163-145."
Yeah!
Sunday, January 04, 2009
In A Year's Time...
Here she is, one year later:
...safe in Granddad's arms
my birthday card and gifts to her
...safe in Granddad's arms
my birthday card and gifts to her
about to dig into her birthday cake!Friday, January 02, 2009
January Sunset
Chili-dog and I explored Buder Park, near Valley Park, MO late this afternoon. The sky was especially delicious against the setting sun as we were leaving.
Happy 2009...
This blog took a little post-Christmas vacation because, well, I didn't have much to say.
Quick-hitters:
- Randall Goodgame is giving away his new six-song EP (a short CD) until January 5. Randall's a way cool Nashvile singer-songwriter whom you might know from his association with Caedmon's Call. The new songs deal with struggle, redemption, and hope. Get it here.
- Come see Dan Hartke at Cicero's tomorrow at 1:15. It's his first-ever solo show. He leads worship for my worship service at church and is a really neat guy.
[EDIT: DUH! The show isn't until NEXT WEEK, the 10th. Sorry for the confusion!]
- You can say Big 12 North football was weak this year, but the only Big 12 teams to win bowl games thus far have been from, you guessed it, the NORTH. Go MU, NU, KU!
- am enjoying a little vacation from work. did some shopping yesterday; found NOTHING to wear but did avail myself of a CD and DVD from Borders.
- will hike today; where to go?
- yo, Snuggie makers! I would buy your wear-able blanket, but I really don't want to go around looking like Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Quick-hitters:
- Randall Goodgame is giving away his new six-song EP (a short CD) until January 5. Randall's a way cool Nashvile singer-songwriter whom you might know from his association with Caedmon's Call. The new songs deal with struggle, redemption, and hope. Get it here.
- Come see Dan Hartke at Cicero's tomorrow at 1:15. It's his first-ever solo show. He leads worship for my worship service at church and is a really neat guy.
[EDIT: DUH! The show isn't until NEXT WEEK, the 10th. Sorry for the confusion!]
- You can say Big 12 North football was weak this year, but the only Big 12 teams to win bowl games thus far have been from, you guessed it, the NORTH. Go MU, NU, KU!
- am enjoying a little vacation from work. did some shopping yesterday; found NOTHING to wear but did avail myself of a CD and DVD from Borders.
- will hike today; where to go?
- yo, Snuggie makers! I would buy your wear-able blanket, but I really don't want to go around looking like Obi-Wan Kenobi...
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